Education

Increasing educational attainment for all Americans is central to broad-based economic opportunity and American competitiveness in the 21st Century.

Evidence indicates the American education system is not performing up to its potential; in fact, high school graduation rates peaked at around 80 percent in the late 1960s, and have since declined by 4 to 5 percentage points. Future increases in productivity in today’s knowledge-driven, global economy require that American workers continually advance their skills. The Hamilton Project explores innovative proposals to increase the effectiveness of the educational system and to boost the skills of all Americans.